Approximately 780,000 BC: Apparently cannibalism is common among some prehistoric humans at this time; Homo erectus is expanding into Israel; The Earth's magnetic field undergoes one of its periodic reversals now

Homo antecessor, in the area that will someday be named Spain, shows an appetite for fellow human flesh during this time.

-- "Who are we having for dinner this evening, dear?" Connected, Electronic Telegraph ["http://www.telegraph.co.uk/"], 17 June 1999, Telegraph Group Limited

Homo erectus was apparently arriving in the area of Israel around 780,000 BC.

The most recent reversal of the Earth's geomagnetic field occured around 780,000 BC.